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COL. WASHINGTON HEALD, son of the preceding, b. in Sum- ner, July 23, 1802, m. Eliza A. Allen, b. Oct. 19, 1803. His fa- ther having purchased of Dominicus Record and his mother the water privilege and mills above the bridge in Buckfield village in April. 1826, he bought the same six years after and enlarged and rebuilt. In Sept., 1836, he sold to Addison G. Cole, and shortly after settled at North Buckfield where he owned the mills there and did business for many years. The place in our boyhood days was called "Heald's Mills." For many years he was the leading citizen of his section of the town and he rose in the militia to the rank of Lieut. Colonel. Ile died Mar. 22, 1876. His wife died July 6, 1893. Children :
Betsey II'., b. Aug. 28. 1825; m. Deplura H. Bisbee. Rebekah Spaulding, b. July 23, 1827; m. Charles H. Pond.
Geo. Washington. b. Nov. 20, 1829; m. Eveline Hemenway.
Joshua C., b. Mar. 24, 1831: m. Olynthia Swallow. Caroline D., b. May 18, 1834; 111. Erastus N. Pendleton. Elisa Jane, b. Nov. 13, 1837; m. Clinton Howe.
William, b. Jan. 31, 1841; in. Elva E. Lovett.
Benj. Franklin, b. Sept. 13, 1843; m. Rosilla Monk.
Encs D., b. July 7, 1845 ; m. Ist Ella Mitchell, 2d Jane Swallow.
JOSHUA C. HEALD, son of the preceding, b. Mar. 24, 1831, m. Olynthia Swallow. They reside at North Buckfield. Children :
Fred E., b. July 25, 1855; m. Florence Monk.
Clinton Swallow, b. June 10, 1858; d. Nov. 19, 1862. Anna R .. b. May 18, 1861 ; m. Corey Bonney. Preston C., b. Dec. 19, 1864.
Harry M., b. Dec. 14. 1870; m. Alice G. Cary. I. Maud, b. July 5, 1873; m. Norman Bessey.
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BENJAMIN F. HEALD, son of Col. Washington, b. Sept. 13. 1843, m. Rosilla Monk. They reside at North Buckfield where he has been in business for many years. Children :
Washington, b. July 23, 1867; m. Elli Bessey.
Addie Belle, b. Mar. 4, 1870; m. Rollin Stetson; d. in 1901. Elva E., b. July 1, 1873.
Maggie P., b. Dec. 6, 1880.
WASHINGTON HEALD, son of the preceding, b. July 23, 1867. in. Ist Ella Bessey, 2d Lydia J. Varney. Mr. Heald is engaged with his father in the lumber business at North Buckfield. No issue.
ENOs D. HEALD, youngest son of Col. Washington, b. July 7, 1845, m. Ist, Ella A. Mitchell, 2d. Jane Swallow. Children by Ist wife:
Carl Mitchell, b. Apr. 27, 1873; m. Zilla Tobin.
Harold Allen, b. Sept. 25. 1875; d. young.
HODGDON.
JEREMIAH HODGDON, a carpenter, moved from Falmouth to Gorham, Me., and was in the fort or block house there with his family during the Indian War. His wife, Mary ( probably Cot- ton ) administered on his estate in October, 1749. She deeded land at West Gorham to Jeremiah Hodgdon ( no doubt her son) in 1777. How many children. Jeremiah, senior, and his wife had is not known but there is a record of the baptism by Parson Smith of Falmouth of seven :
James, baptized Ang. 20, 1732. Benjamin, Aug. 20, 1732.
Elisabeth, Aug. 20, 1732; m. in 1755, Benj. Donnell, Buxton.
Seth, Sept. 17, 1732.
John, 1734: 1. 1770. Susannah Brown.
Jeremiah, 1737: m. Ist about 1760, Abigail ---- , 2d Thankful Keen. Polly, 1740, living in Josiah Davis' family, unm. in 1780.
William Cotton of Falmouth was guardian to minor children, Jeremiah, John and Mary Hodgdon.
JEREMIAHI HODGDON, JR., was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and was a corporal in the Penobscot Expedition. His chil- dreu by his wife, Abigail, were :
Mary, b. Aug, 2. 1762: James, b. Jan. 17, 1765; Joseph, b. Jan. 20, 1768, m. Mary Snow. s. in Orrington, Me .; Mchitable, b. July 22, 1770: Sarah, b. Sept. 19, 1772; Elisabeth, b. Aug. 1, 1774; Jeremiah, b. Sept. 9, 1776;
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Ebeneser, b. May 17, 1771. He moved to Buckfield and late in life to Hebron where he died Aug. 24, 1823. His wife died and he m. 2d Thankful Keen. Children recorded on Buckfield records by 2d wife : Ebeneser, b. May 27, 1781; Tirrel. b. Oct. 26, 1786; Abigail, b. May 12, 1788; John, b. June 23, 1791 ; Lydia, b. Feb. 7, 1794.
HUTCHINSON.
The Hutchinsons of Buckfield and Hebron are descendants of Richard Hutchinson, the American ancestor, who was b. in Eng- land in 1602 and with his wife, Alice and four children came to this country in 1634.
A Hutchinson was Speaker of the House of Commons and several of that name were prominent during the reign of the first King Charles.
Timothy Hutchinson was the first of the name to settle in Buckfield. His father was Bartholomew of Sutton, Mass., who, m. Ruth Haven in 1763. The line of descent from Richard is Joseph, Benjamin, Nathaniel, Bartholomew. The latter had 10 children. Timothy was the 6th child, b. July 31, 1774. He m. Nizaula Rawson of Sutton. They came to B. before 1800 and settled in that part of the town afterwards set off into Paris. Ile was a man of ability and a noted school teacher. They had 14 children-only the 3d and 4th being recorded on Buckfield rec- ords, Nizaula, b. Feb. 13, 1801, m. Herman Towne and Marma- (luke Rawson. b. Feb. 12, 1802, in. Sophia Cummings.
The family finally removed to Albany where he d. Mar. 14, 1867, in the 94th year of his age. The mother d. Feb. 25, 1869, past 90 years old.
Elder Daniel Hutchinson of Windham of another branch of the same family was an early settler in Hartford and preached there and in Buckfield for many years. He also taught school in both towns with great success. He taught one at Enoch Hall's that Mr. Hall attended with his children and from Elder Hitch- inson, Hall acquired the first rudiments of what education he possessed.
Elder Daniel Hutchinson was sent as a representative from Hartford to the legislature and was also elected state sen- ator. He died at an advanced age. The birth of two of his children are recorded here :
Richard, b. June 8, 1806 and Jesse, b. Dec. 29, 1807.
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STEPIIEN HUTCHINSON, JR., and his son, Joseph, were sol- diers from Windham in the War of the Revolution. The latter settled in Hebron. He married Rebecca Legrow of Windham and died Feb. 24, 1801. Children :
Rev. Joseph, b. Nov. 3, 1779: m. Deborah Fuller.
Samuel, b. Aug. 9, 1781 ; m. Mary Randall.
Lydia, b. July 13, 1785; m. Nathaniel Keen.
Stephen, b. Aug. 6, 1787; m. Asenath Gilbert.
Henry H., b. Aug. 9, 1789; m. Caroline Lander.
Daniel, b. Aug. 13, 1791; m. Charlotte Ricker. Rebecca, b. Aug. 10, 1793.
Elisabeth, b. July 10, 1795.
Benjamin R., b. Nov. 17, 1799: d. July 7, 1802.
STEPHEN HUTCHINSON, son of Joseph, b. Aug. 6, 1787, n. Asenath Gilbert. He purchased the settling lot of Lemuel Crooker on South Hill in Nov., 1812. Some years afterwards he moved to Buckfield village. His wife died and he m. 2d Jen- nette Alden of Greene. He died at an advanced age. Children by Ist wife :
Stephen Drew. b. Sept. 25, 1812; m. Mary Atkinson.
Chandler, b. Oct. 10, 1814; m. Clarissa A. Buck.
Horace, b. Mar. 23, 1817; m. Gustava Alden.
Mark, b. Feb. 14, 1820; m. Eliza Alden.
Betsey, b. about 1823; d. young.
Albion P., b. Aug. 29, 1825.
Children by 2d wife :
Jennette Alden, b. Apr. 23, 1828; m. Samuel O. Record.
Augusta Hayford, b. May 29, 1829.
Asenath, b. May 28, 1832; m. Lewis O'Brion.
l'esta, b. Mar. 24, 1834; d. young.
STEPHEN D. HUTCHINSON, EsQ., oldest son of Stephen, b. Sept. 25, 1812, m. Mary Atkinson. He was town clerk in Buck- field for several years and was twice elected register of deeds. He moved to Paris Hill where after serving as register of deeds he was in trade to his death in 1897. Children recorded in Buckfield :
Mary Annette, b. July 29, 1838; m. Sumner E. Newell; John Ran- dolph, b. Apr. 11, 1840; Winfield Scott, b. May 27, 1845.
HENRY H. HUTCHINSON, son of Joseph, b. Aug. 9, 1789, 111. Caroline Lander. They settled on the John Irish, Jr., settling lot on South Hill. He was much in town office and served as a Rep- resentative to the Legislature and was highly respected by all who
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knew him. He was one of the leading men of his section and in the town; was a Justice of the Peace and executed deeds, wills, etc. He died June 13, 1874. Children :
Benjamin R., b. Nov. 21, 1812; d. Jan. 9, 1834.
Henry H., Jr., b. June 30, 1814; m. Ruth S. Cushman.
Hannah. b. Mar. 23, 1816; d. Nov. 20, 1820. Edmund, b. Oct. 19, 1819.
HENRY H. HUTCHINSON, JR., son of the preceding, b. June 30, 1814, m. Ruth S. Cushman. He followed in the footsteps of his father and was very prominent in town affairs. With one exception (Enoch Hall, who served an equal number of years as one of the selectmen) he was a selectman, the longest period of any in town. He died June 2, 1887. She died in Lynn, Mass., Aug. 27, 1895, aged 84. Children :
Caroline, b. July 13, 1838; m. William H. Mitchell.
Sophronia, b. July 4, 1840.
George Dallas, b. Nov. 24, 1843; resides in Lynn, Mass.
JOHN HUTCHINSON m. Hannah Lander in 1823. He died 1846. She died Jan. 16, 1875. Children :
John Colby, b. Dec. 30, 1824; m. Emeline E. Doe. Josiah, b. June 29, 1827; in. Martha B. Gilbert.
James F., b. Oct. 10, 1829; d. May 25, 1832.
JOSIAHI HUTCHINSON, son of John ante, b. June 29, 1827, m. Martha B. Gilbert. They settled in the village where he was in trade for many years. She died Mar. 18, 1885. Children :
Persis MI., b. Sept. 5, 1852; Carro A., b. Dec. 25, 1855.
IRISH.
James Irish, the American ancestor of the Buckfield Irishes, came from Oxfordshire, England, to Falmouth, now Portland, Ne .. about 1710. About 1740 he settled in Gorham, Me. He married Elizabeth -. They lived in Gorham where their youngest child, William, was probably born, till the Indian War broke out, when they removed to a place of greater safety until the danger was over. Then they returned to their farm. He died when about 55 years of age. His widow survived him many years and died at the age of 84. Children :
John, b. Apr. 13, 1724: m. about 1745, Sarah --; s. in Bucktown.
Miriam, b. Sept. 13, 1725; in. about 17.13, Gamaliel Pote; s. in Fal- mouth.
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Joseph, b. Apr. 12, 1728; m. about 1753. Hannah Doane; s. in Buck- town.
Elisabeth, b. Apr. 19, 1730.
Thomas, b. Feb. 27, 1732; d. young.
Gen. James, b. Jan. 21, 1736: m. 1756 Mary G. Phinney; s. in Gorham. Thomas, b. Jan. 20, 1737; m. 1759, Deliverance Skillings ; s. in Gorham.
William, b. - 1741; m. Mary McAllister ; s. in Bucktown.
JOHN IRISH (see sketch), son of the preceding. b. Apr. 13. 1724, m. Sarah Children :
Abigail, b. Dec. 24, 1746; m. John Buck.
Child baptized in 17.49.
John, Jr., b. Aug. 12, 1751; m. in 1775, Eleanor Moffit.
Molly, b. June 15. 1753.
James, b. Feb. 18, 1755; m. in 1777, Mary Jenkins.
Sarah, b. July 8, 1757; m. in 1779, Joshua Young.
Elisabeth, b. June II, 1760.
JOHN IRISH, JR. ( see sketch ) with wife, Eleanor Moffit from Gorham, Me., settled in Bucktown about 1783. He died in 1805. Children recorded here :
Rebekah, b. July 8, 1776; m. Simeon Bicknell.
Jacob, b. May 10, 1778. Abigail, b. Oct. 1.4, 1779; m. David Bicknell.
John, b. Nov. 14. 1782: m. ITuldah Washburn.
Abijak, b. May 30, 1786.
Eleanor, b. Aug. 30. 1788; m. Josephi Rowe.
Relief, b. Apr. 13, 1791 ; m. Alfred Monk.
Simeon, b. Mar. 2, 1793; m. Abigail Ricker.
JOHN IRISH, son of the preceding, b. Nov. 14, 1782, 11. Huldah Washburn. Children recorded on B. records :
Desire, b. Dec. 2, 1807; Emerline, b. Oct. 14, 1808; Elcanor, b. Feb. 20, ISII; Reuben, b. Sept. 25, 1814; Jennette, b. May 1, 1817; Oliver Wash- burn, b. Jan. 16, 1820; Cynthia, b. Nov. 28, 1823.
JOSEPH IRISH (see sketch) settled in the south east part of the town before Jan. 1, 1784. He married Hannah Doane in 1753. He died in 1808. There is no mention of his children on our town records.
EBENEZER IRISH, son of the preceding, m. Bathsheba McFar- land. Children :
Samuel, b. Mar. 23, 1790.
Elkanah, b. June 30, 1793; n1. Polly DeCoster.
Ebeneser, Jr., b. Sept. 1I, 1794; m. Priscilla Rowe; s. in Abington, Mass.
Joseph, b. Aug. 11, 1796; m. Miriam Marshall ; s. in Hebron.
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Dorothy, b. Aug. 17, 1800.
Daniel, b. Jan. 10, 1803; m. Hannah Foster.
Freeman, b. June 26, 1807; in. Almeda Rowe; s. in Peru.
Olive, b. Mar. 16, 18II.
Fidelia, b. Apr. 26, 1813.
ELKANAH IRISH, son of the preceding, b. June 30, 1793, m. Polly DeCoster. He bought the farm which Peter White had as a settling lot. Here he lived to his death, June 27, 1869. She died Jan. 24, 1865. Children :
Henry D., b. Oct. 1. 1820: a physician ; m. Mary Chase; s. in Turner. Mary Ann, b. Sept. II, 1823; d. unni.
Thomas Atwood, b. Nov. 1, 1828; m. Franevilla Hall; k. on railroad in New York.
Jacob Chandler, b. Feb. 18, 1832; d. Dec. 16, 1850.
Samuel R., b. Feb. 18, 1832; d. unm.
ELDER WILLIAM IRISH, the youngest son of James, the Amer- ican ancestor, b. 1741, m. Mary McAllister. Their children were all born before they settled in Buckfield. He died in 1821. Children: (Gorham records mention no Stephen or Phebe).
Thomas, b. May 17, 1766; m. Elizabeth Roberts.
Edmund, b. Oct. 2, 1768; m. Bethiah Keen; s. in Hartford.
Margery, b. Apr. 12, 1771 ; m. William Lowell.
Dorcas, b. Sept. 2. 1773; m. Jabez Taylor.
Stephen, b. -; m. -- Hines.
Phebe, b. -; m. Jonathan Record, Jr.
Miriam, b. Aug. 30, 1777.
Sylvanus, b. Feb. 22, 1780; m. Mehitable Haskell.
THOMAS IRISH, oldest son of Elder William, b. May 17, 1766, m. Elizabeth Roberts in 1792. They settled on North Hill in 1799. He d. Jan. 1, 1843. She d. in 1856. Children :
Mary, b. June 28, 1793: m. Bennett Pompilly ; s. in Mt. Pulaski, Ili. Miriam, b. Aug. 29, 1795 ; in. Jonas Spaulding ; d. in 1892.
Zoa, b. May 18, 1798; d. Mar., 1,99. Thomas, Jr., b. Mar. 3, 1800; m. Eveline A. Daggett.
Elisabeth, b. Dec. 20, 1802; d. Oct., 1804.
William, b. June 25, 1805; m. Lucilva Leavitt ; d. in N. Dakota. Jonathan, b. Mar. 23, 1808; m. Isabella Felton ; s. in Avon. Sylvira, b. May 15, 1812; d. young.
THOMAS IRISH, JR., b. Mar. 3. 1800, m. in 1835, Eveline A. Daggett. He lived for many years on the old homestead on North Hill, but finally moved to Rumford where he died Mar. 19, 1879. He taught about 70 schools with great success and was regarded as an authority in grammar and composition.
Irish Elizabeth Roberts
Thomas Irish
Eveline Daggett Irish
Henry D. Irish .
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Prof. Green, author of Green's Grammar, once said that Thomas Trish, Jr., was the best grammarian he had ever met. He was respected by all who knew him for his many sterling qualities. llis wife d. in Buckfield, Feb. 24, 1902, aged 86. Children :
Henry D., b. July 19, 1836; m. Catharine Hines.
Jonathan N., b. Jan. 23, 1838; d. Nov. 13, 1213.
Emily Stetson, b. Jan. 20, 1841; d. in Rumford, Apr. 24, 1870.
Phebe Morton, b. Sept. 4. 1843; d. Sept. 10, 1847.
HENRY DAGGETT IRISH, Eso., son of the preceding, b. July 19, 1836, m. in 1866, Catharine Hines. He lived for a period in Far- mington and was a soldier in the Civil War from that town. Later he returned to Buckfield which he has since made his home. He is one of the most prosperous farmers in town. Mr. Irish is a prominent member of the Patrons of Husbandry and has held many offices of trust and has been Buckfield's representative in the lower branch of the legislature. Like his ancestors, he has always taken great interest in education and temperance. Children :
Mabel Maud, b. May 11, 1868; a graduate of Colby Univ. and is a suc- cessful teacher.
Fred Spaulding, b. May 3, 1870; m. Mattie Phillips.
Harry Percival, b. Mar. 19, 1873.
FRED S. IRISH, son of the preceding, b. May 3, 1870, m. Mat- tie Phillips. Children :
Gilbert Henry, b. Feb. 19, 1898; Frances Ellen, b. May 7, 1900.
SYLVANUS IRISH, youngest son of Elder William, m. Me- hitable Haskell. He died Dec. 20, 1858. She died in 1854. Children :
Margery, b. May 16, 1810; d. July 12, 1850.
Betsey, b. Nov. 4, 1812; d. Sept. 12, 1838.
Mary, b. Jan. 25, 1814; d. Oct. 31, 1849.
Cyrus, b. Sept. 13, 1815; m. Catherine Davis.
Sylvira, b. Apr. 5. 1817; d. Apr. 7. 18448.
Miriam, b. Nov. 7, 1818; m. Courtney Record; d. Jan. 20, 1870.
Eunice, b. - 1820; m. Elder Daniel Hill; d. Mar. 8, 1858.
Phebe, b. Apr. 12, 1823; m. Harrison Record; d. Apr. 19, 1866.
Rosetta, b. Mar. 6, 1828: d. May 16, 1837.
Benjamin L., b. Oct. 7. 1829; m. Ist Mary Dearborn, 2d Lizzie Lowell.
CYRUS IRISH, son of Sylvanus, b. Sept. 13 1815, m. Catherine Davis. He had the homestead of his father on which he lived to his death, Jan. 14. 1865. She died - - 1877. Children :
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Dr. John C., b. Sept. 30, 1843; m. and s. in Lowell, Mass.
Clara E., b. May 5, 1850; d. Jan. 14, 1859.
Mary, b. Nov. 3. 1857; d. young.
Prof. Cyrus W., b. Aug. 27, 1862; m. Carrie A. Jockow ; s.in Lowell, Mass.
PROF. CYRUS WENDELL IRISH b. Aug. 27, 1862, m. 1889. Car- rie A. Jockow. They have one chil 1, Elizabeth, b. June 13, 1893.
Before he was three years old his father d'ed. His mother died when he was fifteen years old and he went to live with his brother, Dr. John C. Irish at Lowell, Mass, which he has since made his home. He graduated from the high school in that city and entered Harvard where he graduated with distinction in 1885. He made a specialty of chemistry and has since written a work on "Qualitative Analysis" which has become a text book on chem- istry. On leaving college he was elected principal of the gram- mar school in Lowell and was promoted to teacher of chemistry in the high school. In May, 1897, he was elected headmaster of the high school, a position he holds at the present time.
BENJAMIN L. IRISH, youngest son of Sylvanus, b. Oct. 7, 1829, m. Mary Dearborn. She died Mar. 4. 1864 and he m. 2d Lizzie Lowell. Children :
Franklin, b. Oct. 18, 1863; d. young.
Rose Edna, b. June 12, 1866; m. Daniel Tuttle.
Lillian, b. about 1868; m. Wright Crockett; s. in Sumner.
JONATHAN IRISH, youngest son of Thomas, senior, b. Mar. 3. 1808, m. Isabella S: N. Felton. They settled in Avon, where he died about 1885. Children recorded here :
George P .. b. Oct. 22, 1842; Elisabeth S., b. May 26. 1844; Mary J., b. . Mar. 15, 1846; Franklin S., b. May 19, 1849; Emily A., b. Aug. 16, 1851.
JOSHUA IRISH, son of Edmund, b. in Hartford, m. Joanna DeCoster and settled in Buckfield. He was prominent in town affairs and for two years daring which the Maine Law was passed, he represented the town in the Legislature. He died June 23, 1866. Children :
Charles B., b. Sept. 22, 1822; m. and s. in Aroostook Co .; 2 children recorded here, Ann Elisa, b. Nov. 1, 1848 and Caroline R., b. June 23, 1850. Sally B., b. Mar. 24. 1825; m. Stephen O. Record.
Emily D., b. June 17, 1827 ; m. Charles B. Atwood.
Samuel F., b. Aug. 24. 1831 ; m. Mary Caswell.
Varanes D., b. Dec. 13, 1835; m. Zoa Wm. H., b. May 10, 1838.
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SAMUEL F. IRISH, son of Joshua, b. Aug. 24, 1831, m. Mary Caswell. He died in Turner about 1896. Children :
Sam'l H., b. Nov. 4, 1860; m. Lucy M. Tuttle.
Hattie A., b. June 7, 1864; m1. George Dillingham.
Frank II., b. July 20, 1870: d. Nov. 17, 1873.
F:cd L., b. Jan. 4. 1875.
Cora May, b. Oct. 26, 1884.
SAMUEL H. IRISH, son of the preceding, b. Nov. 4, 1860, m. Lucy M. Tuttle. His wife died and he m. 2d Cora Chase. Child :
V'esta May, b. May 26, 1889.
JENKINS.
SAMUEL JENKINS, JR., a soldier in the War for Independence, b. Nov. 23, 1755, m. Oct. 1, 1780, Lydia Dyer of Truro, Mass. He came from Gorham to Buckfield before the census was taken in 1800. His father was also a settler here at that time. The family trace their ancestry to John1, the American ancestor, who m. in 1652, Mary Ewer. Their 6th child was Thomas2, b. July 15, 1666. He m. Experience Hamblen in 1687. The 5th child of Thomas was Samuel", b. Jan. 7, 1699, who m. in 1721, Mary Hinckley. Their 3d child was Samuel+, b. Oct. 20, 1727, who m. in 1749 Mary Chipman of Barnstable and moved with his family to Gorham and late in life came to Buckfield and perhaps died here. In 1777 he was one of the Committee of Safety in Gor- ham. All his sons were Revolutionary soldiers. Children all born in Barnstable :
Capt. Josiah, b. Sept. 20, 1750; m. in 1776, Prudence Davis.
Deborah, b. Feb. 2, 1752; m. in 1774, Gershom Hamblen.
Abiah, b. Jan. 21, 1754; m. in 1775, Richard Hines; d. in Turner, July 26, 1834.
Sergt. Samuc!, Jr., b. Nov. 23, 1755; m. Ist Lydia Dyer, 2d Thankful Snow.
Molly, b. Jan. 16, 1758; m. in 1777, James Irish, Jr.
Joseph, b. June 6, 1760; d. Apr. 20, 1783 in the army near West Point.
SERGT. SAMUEL JENKINS served with distinction through the greater part of the war. His wife d. and he m. 2d in 1794, Thankful Snow. We do not know the date of his death. He has many descendants in Hebron and Turner. He died
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She died Feb. 13, 1836, aged 83. Children by Ist wife, recorded in Gorham :
Rebecca, b. July 24, 1781 ; Lydia, b. Nov. 3, 1783; Hannah, b. May 17, 1785; Joseph, b. June 13, 1788.
Children by 2d wife recorded here :
Samuel, b. Apr. 26, 1795; Sally, b. Aug. 26, 1796; Olive, b. Sept. 28, 1798; Benjamin, b. Apr. 24, 1800; Polly, b. Apr. 14, 1802; Rebecca, b. July 12, 1805; Prudence, b. May, 1810; d. Nov. 9, 1849.
JORDAN.
James Jordan and wife, Hannah Roberts, lived for several years in the eastern part of the town. He was a settler here be- foie the census was taken in 1790. It does not appear that this family was related to the other Jordan families of Buckfield. He served in the Revolutionary War and had command "on the line" in front of the enemy at Bemis Heights, Saratoga, in the Bur- goyne campaign. He may have been a descendant of Rev. Rob- ert Jordan, a clergyman of the church of England, who came to this country and settled at Richmond's Island near Scarboro, about 1641. He m. there Sarah, only child of John Winter. They afterwards settled at Spurwink, on the mainland-a name which has come down to this day. Children recorded on B. records :
Joseph R., b. Sept. 8, 1781, m. Abigail L. Brown; James, b. May 23, 1783; Jonathan, b. May 4, 1785, d. Aug. 27, 1800; Hannah, b. May 3. 1787, m. John B. Ward; Mary Z., b. 1788, d. in infancy ; Elisabeth, b. June 17, 1789, m. Benj. Ward; John, b. Apr. 20, 1791, m. Joanna Brown; Isaac, b. May 13, 1793; Eliphalet, b. Feb. 4, 1795, d. in early manhood ; Esther, b. Apr. 2, 1797, m. John Cunningham ; Sarah, b. Aug. 17, 1800; Philena, b. 1802, d. aged 2 years.
ELIJAH JORDAN, who settled in the southern part of the township, was a soldier in the War for American Independence and was at the battle of Bunker Hill. He died after 1826, aged nearly 80. None of his children are recorded on Buckfield records.
BENJAMIN JORDAN, son of the preceding, m. Anna Sawyer. Children :
William, b. Aug. 29, 1811; m. Arvilla Record.
Cyrus, b. Oct. 25, 1813; m. Deborah Bryant.
Polly, b. Oct. 20, 1815: m. Tristram G. Bickncl !.
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Moses, b. Dec. 15, 1817; m. Betsey Chesley ; d. Jan. 7, 1887. Betsey, b. Oct. 12, 1819; m. Alonzo Wood; s. in Hebron. Sophia Anu, b. Sept. 8, 1821; m. Otis G. Turner. Benjamin, Jr., b. May 19, 1824; m. Sylvia Ann Mayhew. Eunice, b. July 6, 1826; m. Arad Jordan.
Narcissa II'., b. June 6, 1830; m. J. Madison Chesley.
Anna S., b. Dec. 16, 1833; in. Hiram Merrill.
Adelbert S., b. Oct. 6. 18440; m. Lorinda Swan.
WILLIAM JORDAN, son of the preceding, b. Aug. 29, 1811, m. Arvilla Record. Children :
William F., b. Aug. 12, 1834; m. -- Bryant.
Florian, b. May 20, 1840 ; in. Jennette B. Jordan.
CYRUS JORDAN, son of Benjamin, sen., b. Oct. 25, 1813, m. Deborah Bryant. Child :
Amanda, b. May 22, 1841 ; m. Carroll Bicknell.
BENJAMIN JORDAN, JR., brother of the preceding, b. May 19, 1824, m. Sylvia Ann Mayhew. Children :
L. Annette, b. Oct. 31, 18446; m. Charles Maxim. Alice I., b. June 14. 1852; m. Carroll A. Taylor.
ADELBERT S. JORDAN, brother of the preceding, b. Oct. 6, 1840, mn. Lorinda Swan. Child : Sherman A., h. Mar. 31, 1857.
ELIJAH JORDAN, JR., son of Elijah, Sen., m. Bathsheba Tur- ner. He d. June 31, 1869. She d. June 14, 1863. Chiklren :
Isaac. b. Nov. 11, 1815: m. Louisa Monk.
Elijah, b. Dec. 14, 1817; m. Relief Monk. Levi, b. Nov. 22, 1819; m. Elvira Brown.
Arad, b. Mar. 29, 1822; m. Eunice Jordan.
Mary, b. Feb. 19, 1833; never married; d. Aug. 7, 1902.
Celinda L .. b. Dec. 14, 1840; m. Ist Geo. W. Farris, 2d Augustus May- hew.
ISAAC JORDAN, son of Elijah, Jr., b. Nov. 11, 1815, m. Louisa Monk. He d. Feb. 3, 1890. She d. Nov. 16, 1890. Children : Melissa Ann, b. Dec. 12. 1836; m. Amos K. Winslow.
Ardelia P., b. May 22, 1839; m. Albion Smith.
Jennette B., b. Nov. 23, 1843; m. Florian Jordan.
Rufus M., b. Jan. 20, 1844; d. Nov. 13, 1844.
Lorena, b. Aug. 13, 1847; m. Stillman Gurney.
ELIJAH JORDAN, brother of the preceding. b. Dec. 14, 1817, m. Relief Monk. He d. at Mechanic Falls, June 6, 1900. She d. there also Apr. 9, 1895. Children :
Capt. Henry Miltemore, b. Apr. 11, 1836; m. - Hawkes; d. Nov. 18, 1875; soldier in Civil War; s. in Minot.
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Samuel K. D., b. Dec. 27, 1839; m. Martha O. Buck; s. in Mechanic Falls.
Rosanna O., b. Mar. 17, 1845; m. Carroll Morrill.
Prince A., b. June 9. 1850; m. Ist Etta Knight, 2d Mrs. Carrie ( Foster) Rounds ; s. in Mechanic Falls.
LEVI JORDAN, brother of the preceding. b. Nov. 22, 1819, m. Elvira Brown. Children :
Amanda M., b. Sept. 25, 1857; m. -- Fletcher.
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